Flickr of Istanbul

Most Istanbul tourism guidebooks (and guides themselves) offer you a pretty generic list of what to do in Istanbul. The majority of their suggestions center on Sultanahmet and, if you didn’t know better, you’d probably think that that was all that there is to this city.

All of these drinks are native to Turkey and/or the Ottoman Empire and they provide an insight into modern Turkish culture.

Aydın Büyüktaş did it again. Istanbul looks beautiful in so many ways. We said that so many times. Loving it…

See, people share their strong opinions not only because they are ignorant but also because they actually care about other…

For 28 years, thousands of athletes from around the world and Turkey have been getting together in Istanbul to swim across two different continents?

Some might seem a little over the top, but we have done our homework and they are all correct, arright?! These facts might actually come in very handy as conversation starters if you ever want to chat up some Turkish people.

Both very personal experiences of years spent abroad and locals sharing their Istanbul-lifestyle with the world or creating a blog that answers travelers’ questions about Istanbul into the tiniest detail.

There are always some little nuances that get under our skin, annoy us and, eventually, lead us to share them with them with you. Here are 5 things that Istanbul could do better.

Kumru’ Ballade by the amazing Turkish pianist/composer Fazıl Say. Fazıl wrote this ballade for her daughter. He usually plays this piece on the piano himself but this orchestral version is also a pleasure to listen to.

When I started exploring the world nearly 12 months ago now, a primary concern of mine was finding a way…

The city is full of stylish boutique hotels now. Some small, some bigger than others… Our Top 5 Boutique Hotels list explores the best and most convinient boutique hotels in Istanbul for you to stay in.

Müzeyyen Senar (born 1918) is a Turkish classical music performer. Her voice and style has inspired so many other musician…

Here are some of our favorite images uploaded to Flickr with the hashtag #theothertour by The Other Tour participants over the…

Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I’ll meet you there. When the soul lies down…

There is a fantastic organization in Istanbul that provides us all with a beautiful mobile app that allows you to discover the street art in this amazing city.